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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

three and a few answers

my little girl turns 3 today. (or "flee" as she says.) i wish i could bottle her up. she is such a delightful little girl. i love her so much. my dear friend Linda sent this adorable dress for her birthday. how cute is that?!?!? thank you so much, Linda.

now, for a few answers about the quilt along.

the start date was technically Monday, but if you haven't started yet, you can start today. (a few days difference is no big deal.) also, if you would rather make 7 in a week, that's perfectly fine. AND, there is no penalty for falling behind. :) a few people mentioned making a smaller version, which sounds perfect, too. just have fun with it!

a few thoughts on the color selection...and this is just my 2 cents....since there is white sashing in the quilt, you can throw almost any fabric into the mix and it should work. (white sashing does wonders!) the only thing i would recommend is to make sure that the two colors in each block have plenty of contrast. you want to be able to read each fabric easily. now i'm off to make my 9 patch for the day...have a good one!

Another question on the quilt - do you have any 'rules' for your own quilt such as no fabric is repeated? or something along those lines?? I have never done anything like this and would like it to look GOOD when it is done. Do we JUST focus on the 9 patch blocks right now?

Your daughter is so precious! My little one is now 7 -- can't believe how fast they grow! A question on the sashing -- is it against the rules to use another colour besides white? I'm sewing from stash and would rather not buy anything new unless I really need to. Thank you! Dianne B. in England

Happy birthday to your daughter! She´s beautiful and I think 3 is the perfect age, I remember when my brother was 3, he was so cute and sweet!!! He kissed and hugged everyone all the time, now he´s 16 and he´s so unsociable!! haha... But I love him =PAbout the quilt, I was planning to make a bigger version, queen size for my bed, but I´ve never done a quilt that big and I´m a little hesitant...

I love three too. My 3 year old is sitting on my lap right now! She will be 4 in two months and I can already tell that I am really going to miss three! : ) I am working on the 9 patches and I have two done and three more cut. I love it so far! Just one question, how many extra squares do we need of each fabric to make up the scrappy border? I have started a pile of 2 or 3 extra from each fabric to set aside to make the borders. You mentioned yardage in your original post but do you have a number of squares figured out? Thanks so much for hosting this sew-a-long! It is my first that I have actually participated in and it is so much fun!

I'm loving this quilt-along! Thank you so much for suggesting it and hosting it. I have 2 1/2 inch squares everywhere.

I don't think I'll be using white sashing, but I'll definitely be using a lighter shade for contrast as you suggested. Though, I think I love lots of white in a quilt just as much as you do. But, sometimes I want something different.

Happy Birthday to your three yr old. She is adorable. My grandson, Aiden turned 7 on the 29th. He is a sweetie also. Count me in for the 9-Patch. I wanted to let you know that I thought your boys matching quilts were awesome.

I have a flee year old too :) Although mine missed the terrible two's and is having the terrible threes !!!I am making a scrap quilt for my sew along, I just need a cream fabric for the sashing etc...Karen